Convert VHS tapes to digital mp4

Could you let us know what chipID it has? Plug it in and run:

lsusb -vt

on the terminal.

See screenshot.
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Please @chameau no pictures of text… you can easily copy and paste it here. Paste it here as code in markdown style like:

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Edit your post and change it. Thanks.

Is that what you mean?

:  Bus 04.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/2p, 5000M
    ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
/:  Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/2p, 480M
    ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
/:  Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/2p, 480M
    ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/8p, 480M
        ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
/:  Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/2p, 480M
    ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/6p, 480M
        ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
        |__ Port 3: Dev 5, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=, 480M
            ID eb1a:8286 eMPIA Technology, Inc. 
        |__ Port 3: Dev 5, If 1, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 480M
            ID eb1a:8286 eMPIA Technology, Inc. 
        |__ Port 3: Dev 5, If 2, Class=Audio, Driver=snd-usb-audio, 480M
            ID eb1a:8286 eMPIA Technology, Inc. 
        |__ Port 4: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
            ID 046d:c534 Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
        |__ Port 4: Dev 3, If 1, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
            ID 046d:c534 Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver

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Must be that one… and I searched for the ID: eb1a:8286 … I guess it is some custom chinese chipset which needs a special driver. I read on the starchip site there were problems with the driver even on windows. Sorry… but that was big mistake to buy that device. However… no driver for Linux available.

I bought it based on positive reviews/posts and forums - admittedly there was no info that it will work under Linux! I got it from Amazon, so I can send it back for a refund. There are a lot of those devices on offer that look the same, claim to do the same job, some even have the same name, but they all can have different chips - some may work in Linux some not!? There is no sure way to know before buying and plug it in! Anyway I keep looking. Thanks to all for your input.